The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-26
THE RAILROADS.

ONLY about thirteen miles OF staging
are now required for the journey be.
tween Portland, Ore. and San Fran
cisco, Gal.
ALL the tran men on the Texas
roads have been sworn In as officers
and have been armed a. q protection
against train robbers.
BKaIsSIsa with Arg1st 1si, all lines
from Louisville, ~. Louis, Cairo and
Cincinnati will advance freight rates
on all lettered clesaes TO Memphis,
Mobile, Greenville. New Orleans and
other river points.
kKLoN GROWERS In southwestern
Georgia have arranl cd for the running
Of a through melon train from Val
dosta to Boston. The fret train con.
sisted OF seventeen cars and carried
IL 900 melons. The distance Ia about
1900 miles aud the route Is over Ia 1
different reads.
As A result Of the interstate law
100000 bushels Of wheat from Obi
cago have passed through Ottawa, Ont,
40 far this SEASON over tho Canadian
Pacific and Canada Atlantic railways
for New York. As ig as heard from
the Canadian IAilways'tre not kicking
about our national railway law.
A SovKL WY Of securing money for
building local railway has been
adopted In California. The scheme
is TO raise $4,000 by ceiling at 800
each 400 town lots located NJ the pro-
posed terminus Of the road on Clear
lake, the lots not 10 be paid for until
the road Ia built aud In operation. IL
seems 10 work well, and At last report
the lots were going of like hot cakes.
NKw YoRK, July 25-The directors
Of the Wheeling & Lake Eide road to-
day adopted an address TO the stock
holders, proposing an extension Of
tho road from Bowerston, the preeent
terminus, Ito Wheeling, making
through line from Toledo 10 Wheel.
ing. The extension will be about
twenty miles In length. This line has
been looked on a. an exclusively Goal
road" but the directors anticipate that
the passenger and general freight
traffic will assume the relative impor-
tarcs II should have, u their ptojec,
10 carried out. This will only DO
iuldllment Of the original plan which
Was not carried out before ON account
OF difficulties in construction.
A GREAT reform In respecl TO the use
Of intoxicating drinks by railway men
has taken place within a few years,
partly through tho determination Of
railway officials not 10 employ men
liable TO intoSicalion and partly owing
! 10 the SIosth oil temperance prlncl'
pies among the men u emselyes. Man
syeB and tuperlntendenis can do no
greater kindness TO the employees OF
their roads than 10 insiit, not only on
temperance, but on total abstinence
from intoxicating liquors. Drinking,
even In moderation, Is m utterly use.
lees, no well ~ an expensive, dagger.
Gus and Injurious habit, aad II the
great army OF railway men can be In.
duced 10 become total abstainere,
either voluntarily or on eompulslon,
their happiness and prosperity will be
vastly increased. -Railway Age.
The Tacoma Ledger Gays OF the
4 switchback constructed by the North
. ern Pacific: The completion Of the
msin line Of the Northern Pacific Rail
a road by the swltchbaek over the Gas
!. cades is said TO be the mott marveloui
!. piece OF railroad engineering In the
Il country. Its extent II hut thirteen
II milee, aud the cost $4,000 The ooe'
10 OF the Cascade Dlvislcn Of the North.
,. err Pacific will roach tS,000,000. The
n maximum grade on the "switchback'
II 10 2g6 feet to tho mile. Two decapo,
II engines, Weighing l26 tons each, ar,
10 used on each train, one on each end O
a. ak cars. One OF thete le smple I,
Ia draw the train, but two ar,
n used for fear Of accident by tho un
Of coupling OF the train or Otherwise.
q. has been tald that Il Ia impfacticabl,
ir for the Northern 10 operate q ireigh
Q. traffic over the 'switchback," but thi
IA Ia not true, and II has been 90 proven
o. by \ ptAtt cal test. IL Ia estimated tina
a. from thiriy.fve 10 fifty freight cars cu
Of bs hpndltd each way over the switch
no back In twcn,y.iour hours AZ thi
no rate, each car ho'ding ten tons, iron
NJ $50, 900 10 10000 bushels Of wheat ca
~. be sent 70 the Sound porto In twenty
II, lour hours There will bo no troubl
4. about the Northern Pacific not hare
n. ling all the freight Il can receive. II
ne management Ia too far seeing 10 criy
ple e. business by a short sighted 30
Of Icy and deficient modes Of transports
u, ton. The Stampede tunnel will Il
Cd hnished within eleven monlhsby Ne
ss' son Bennett, lhe widely known COZ
he tractor